'DEN' definitions:
Definition of 'den'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Den'
From: GCIDE
- Den \Den\ (d[e^]n), n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.]
- 1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice. "Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of great capitals." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Den'
From: GCIDE
- Den \Den\, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den. [1913 Webster]
- The sluggish salvages that den below. --G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'DEN'
From: Easton
- Den a lair of wild beasts (Ps. 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8); the hole of a venomous reptile (Isa. 11:8); a recess for secrecy "in dens and caves of the earth" (Heb. 11:38); a resort of thieves (Matt. 21:13; Mark 11:17). Daniel was cast into "the den of lions" (Dan. 6:16, 17). Some recent discoveries among the ruins of Babylon have brought to light the fact that the practice of punishing offenders against the law by throwing them into a den of lions was common.
Synonyms of 'den'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adytum,
- ashram,
- asylum,
- Babylon,
- bolt-hole,
- booking office,
- bordello,
- box office,
- branch,
- branch office,
- brothel,
- burrow,
- cabinet,
- cache,
- cathouse,
- cave,
- cell,
- cesspit,
- cesspool,
- chambers,
- chancellery,
- chancery,
- clip joint,
- cloister,
- closet,
- concealment,
- consulate,
- corner,
- corporate headquarters,
- couch,
- cover,
- covert,
- coverture,
- cranny,
- cubby,
- cubbyhole,
- dark corner,
- den of iniquity,
- den of thieves,
- dive,
- dugout,
- dump,
- earth,
- embassy,
- executive office,
- fleshpots,
- form,
- foxhole,
- funk hole,
- Gomorrah,
- gyp joint,
- headquarters,
- hellhole,
- hermitage,
- hideaway,
- hideout,
- hidey hole,
- hiding,
- hiding place,
- hole,
- holy of holies,
- home office,
- ivory tower,
- joint,
- lair,
- legation,
- lodge,
- main office,
- mew,
- niche,
- nook,
- office,
- pandemonium,
- privacy,
- recess,
- refuge,
- retreat,
- run,
- sanctuary,
- sanctum,
- sanctum sanctorum,
- secret place,
- shop,
- sink,
- sink of corruption,
- Sodom,
- sporting house,
- stash,
- stews,
- study,
- sty,
- ticket office,
- tunnel,
- undercovert,
- whorehouse
Acronyms for 'DEN'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Directory Enabled Networking (MS)
- Document Enabled Networking (Novell, Xerox)